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# faithlessness

«faithlessness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the state of not being loyal, or the act of breaking a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Faithlessness is the state of not being loyal, or the act of breaking a promise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means breaking faith, especially breaking the covenant with God. Interpretation: Ezra mourns the faithlessness of those who married foreign wives and did not keep the covenant after returning from exile. In the primary lessons: in tales a character is punished for faithlessness; in the lessons it names the breaking of trust

### examples

- And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness? (Writings JOB.21.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#x1)
- Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity; and I sat appalled until the evening offering. (Writings EZR.9.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#x2)
- He was punished for his faithlessness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#x3)
- Her faithlessness hurt her friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#x4)
- Faithlessness can break a family's trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/#x5)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.565/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «faithlessness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithlessness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.